Tag: europe

A lot of travellers feel that Europe is expensive but that's not really true. We had a wonderful 2 nights 3 days trip to Aachen (Germany), Vaals (Netherlands), and Maastricht (Netherlands), and we spent only €20 per person per day. …

In Germany, autumn or herbst, as it is known in the local tongue, lasts from September to November, but it is only in October that the streets begin to be carpeted with fallen leaves. When the wind blows, be it …

With cuddly toy monkeys as well as great apes beyond the hotel walls, 25 Hours Hotel Bikini Berlin offers a fascinating peek into the Berlin Zoo along with the unpolished and edgy artistic ethos characteristic of the 25 Hours hotels. …

The city is world-famous for its cathedral and colognes and both feature on our list of top free things to do in Cologne. But there are many more hidden gems waiting for you - a botanical garden, Medieval gates and …

A dark and silent path led us up the hill. On the way, we passed a serene cemetery. An ancient stillness hung in the air, pregnant with untold stories. We'd learn later that the castle is rumoured to be built …

We thought we'd miss the monsoons in Germany but this land is as rain-stung as tropical India. As we write, birds soar high into the splotchy sky and steady sheets of rain turn the playground outside our window into chocolatey …

The first thing we asked when the opportunity to go to Jungfrau, Switzerland in December arose was – is it going to be too cold? Neither of us has any North-Indian blood in us and we’ve lived all our lives …

The topic of solo travel came up in a travel group I belong to on Facebook. One of my fellow travel bloggers made an interesting observation – most solo travel isn’t really ‘solo’; you meet strangers along the way, who …